80 Fun Facts About Jonas Brothers

Which of the three band members is the oldest?

Kevin was born in November 1987, Joe in August 1989 and Nick in September 1992, with youngest brother Frankie arriving in 2000.

The brothers grew up in which New Jersey town?

Kevin was born in nearby Teaneck, but the family home was in Wyckoff in Bergen County; the band moved to Little Falls in 2005 to write their first record.

Nick, the only brother not born in New Jersey, was born in which state?

He was born in Dallas in 1992; the family later bought a house in Southlake, Texas, where Frankie spent much of his teens.

Nick was discovered at the age of six in what kind of place, while his mother was getting her hair cut?

The referral led to a show-business manager and, by age seven, roles on Broadway.

Nick wrote his first single, 'Joy to the World', while appearing in which Broadway musical?

He played Chip Potts in the show; the song came out on a Broadway charity carols album before Christian radio picked it up in 2003.

Nick was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2005 at what age?

He manages the condition with an insulin pump and has testified before the US Senate for more research funding.

Which Columbia Records president heard "Please Be Mine" and signed the three brothers as a group?

Greenberg disliked Nick's solo album but loved his voice, and ended up co-producing the band's debut record.

What alternative band name did the three brothers consider before choosing the one they kept?

The rejected name would have fit their upbringing: their father was an ordained minister.

What was the title of the band's 2006 debut album?

Delayed several times by executive changes at Sony, it finally arrived on August 8, 2006, on Columbia's Daylight imprint.

What was the band's first single, released in December 2005?

Its three-part music video reached number four on MTV's Total Request Live in February 2006.

"Year 3000" and "What I Go to School For" on the debut album were covers of songs by which British band?

The favour was returned in 2019, when the brothers performed the song with the original band at Capital's Summertime Ball, and again on 2023's "Year 3000 2.0".

According to the band's manager, the debut album was a limited release of roughly how many copies?

That scarcity is why sealed copies were later fetching a couple of hundred dollars on eBay; Columbia dropped the band in early 2007.

After leaving Columbia, the brothers signed in February 2007 with which Disney-owned label?

The deal put them on Disney Channel, and the self-titled second album that August reached number five on the Billboard 200.

The brothers made their acting debut in August 2007 on which Disney Channel series?

The episode, titled "Me and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas and Mr. Jonas", drew 10.7 million viewers and became basic cable's most-watched series telecast ever.

In Camp Rock, the brothers played a pop trio with what name?

The 2008 film was the 73rd Disney Channel Original Movie and pulled 8.9 million viewers on premiere night.

Which character did Joe play in Camp Rock?

Joe had the lead male role as the spoiled frontman sent to camp to fix his image; his brothers played Nate and Jason.

Camp Rock was shot at real summer camps in which Canadian province?

Filming took place at YMCA Camp Wanakita in Haliburton and Kilcoo Camp in Minden during autumn 2007, and the sequel returned to Ontario in 2009.

Who performs the uncredited rap on "Burnin' Up"?

Robert "Big Rob" Feggans also joined them on stage for the song in their 3D concert film.

In the "Burnin' Up" music video, Nick imagines himself as which fictional spy?

Joe plays a Sonny Crockett-style detective and Kevin a kung fu master, with cameos from Selena Gomez, David Carradine, Robert Davi and Danny Trejo.

Nick wrote the title track of the band's 2008 album about what?

The record itself was the group's first to debut at number one, selling 525,402 copies in its first week.

In July 2008 the brothers became the youngest band ever to appear on the cover of which magazine?

The same magazine later ranked their third album number 40 on its best albums of 2008 list.

At the 51st Grammy Awards, the Jonas Brothers were nominated in which category?

They lost to Adele, but that same season they picked up Breakthrough Artist at the American Music Awards.

The opening act on the band's 2009 world tour was a girl group from which country?

Wonder Girls used the tour to make their American debut, a decade before K-pop became a fixture on US charts.

What did the brothers voice in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian?

"Fly with Me" from their fourth album also played over the film's end credits in May 2009.

The original concept for the Disney series JONAS had the brothers secretly working as what?

The working title J.O.N.A.S. stood for Junior Operatives Networking as Spies; the writers' strike and the band's growing fame led to a grounded reboot instead.

For its second season, the brothers' Disney sitcom was retitled to reflect a move to which city?

Retitled Jonas L.A., it was the first Disney Channel sitcom to move its main setting mid-run, following the brothers to a summer house.

Which song served as the theme for the JONAS TV series?

It debuted as a new studio recording in their 3D concert film before the show premiered.

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience won the brothers which Golden Raspberry Award?

They were also nominated for Worst Screen Couple as "any two (or more) Jonas Brothers"; the film still grossed $30.4 million worldwide.

At a 2010 White House concert, the brothers covered 'Drive My Car' for which honoree?

The event marked his Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from President Obama; the brothers had first played the White House at the 2007 Easter Egg Roll.

Kevin met his future wife Danielle while their families were on holiday where in May 2007?

They married at Oheka Castle on Long Island in December 2009 with Joe and Nick as best men.

Married to Jonas, the reality series about Kevin and Danielle, aired on which network?

Produced by Ryan Seacrest, its second season followed the band's doomed 2013 comeback right up to the split.

In which year did the Jonas Brothers officially confirm their break-up?

They cancelled 23 tour dates on October 9 citing a "deep rift within the band", and confirmed the split on October 29.

The fifth studio album abandoned when the band split was to be titled what?

Pronounced "Five", it survived only as songs on a live album whose title, LiVe, capitalised the same letter.

During the band's first hiatus, Nick toured with a backing group under what name?

Nick Jonas & the Administration released the album Who I Am in 2010, while Kevin studied music production.

What was the title of Joe's 2011 solo debut album?

It debuted at number 15 with 18,000 copies and had sold only about 45,000 by 2015; Joe toured behind it opening for Britney Spears in Europe.

Kevin was fired in the second episode of which competition series in 2014?

He was team leader when his side lost; he also founded a construction firm and popped up on The Real Housewives of New Jersey as a contractor.

What was the debut single of Joe's band DNCE?

Released in September 2015, it climbed to number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 despite a slow start.

The band name DNCE is a deliberate misspelling of what word?

The joke was being too drunk to spell it; guitarist JinJoo Lee added that you do not have to be a perfect dancer to dance in life.

Which 2014 single gave Nick his first solo top-ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100?

It peaked at number seven and was inspired by his then-girlfriend, Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo, who appears in the video.

Nick joined which television singing competition as a coach for its 18th season in 2020?

He returned for season 20 the following year, having earlier been a guest mentor for Christina Aguilera on season eight.

In 2018 Joe replaced Seal as a coach on the local edition of a TV singing competition in which country?

He had been an advisor on the American version the year before, and is due to become a full coach there for its 31st season.

"Sucker" was only the how-manyth song in history to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100?

It sold 88,000 downloads in week one and made the brothers the first group to open at the top since Aerosmith in 1998.

"Sucker" was the first Hot 100 number one by a boy band since a 2003 hit by which group?

The previous boy-band chart-topper was "Bump, Bump, Bump" featuring P. Diddy, released 16 years earlier.

Who appears alongside the brothers in the "Sucker" music video?

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sophie Turner and Danielle Jonas all star, dressed by Prabal Gurung and joined by corgis.

The "Sucker" video was filmed at which English stately home, where Elizabeth I spent her childhood?

The Hertfordshire seat of the Marquess of Salisbury also gave director Anthony Mandler a suitably regal setting for the corgis.

Which OneRepublic frontman wrote and produced "Sucker" with the band?

He said the reunion sessions moved so fast that a song would be written in about 90 minutes and demoed by dinner.

The 2019 documentary Chasing Happiness premiered on which streaming service?

Directed by John Lloyd Taylor, it traced the years from the 2013 split to the reunion and dropped three days before the comeback album.

Happiness Begins had the biggest US album debut of 2019 until whose record arrived that August?

The comeback album entered the Billboard 200 at number one and went on to sell over a million units in the United States.

How many shows did the band play on the Happiness Begins Tour of 2019-20?

It opened in Miami on August 7, 2019 and closed in Paris on February 22, 2020, their first tour since the split.

Nick and Priyanka Chopra married in December 2018 at a palace in which Indian city?

The Umaid Bhawan Palace hosted both Hindu and Christian ceremonies; Nick had proposed in Crete the day after her birthday.

Joe and Sophie Turner held their first wedding ceremony on May 1, 2019 in which city?

A second ceremony followed in France that June; the couple divorced in 2024.

Frankie Jonas voiced Sōsuke in the English dub of which Studio Ghibli film?

Noah Cyrus voiced the title character, and the two sang the film's theme song together.

What nickname was attached to youngest brother Frankie during the band's Disney years?

He has since said he finds it hurtful, and his brothers promised to stop using it.

Kevin and Frankie began co-hosting which ABC guessing-game series in 2022?

The show, in which contestants hide which celebrity they are related to, premiered in July 2022.

Who produced the band's 2023 record The Album and appears as its only guest?

The brothers aimed for a 1970s feel inspired by the Bee Gees, and announced the record from their new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The band's 2023-24 tour was billed as "Five Albums. One Night." because they did what each show?

It ran from New York in August 2023 to Krakow in October 2024.

In November 2024 the brothers played the halftime show at which championship game?

The 111th edition of the Canadian Football League final was held in Vancouver.

JonasCon, the fan convention marking the band's 20th anniversary in 2025, was held in which New Jersey town?

The brothers used the event to announce their seventh album, and Frankie's band opened for them on the tour that followed.

What is the title of the band's seventh studio album, released in August 2025?

It debuted at number six, their eighth top-ten album, and a live companion, Friends from Your Hometown, followed in 2026.

Nick launched a tequila with John Varvatos and Stoli Group in 2019 under what name?

It arrived in Silver, Reposado and Añejo expressions; the pair had already released a JV x NJ clothing line and fragrance.

Nick made his West End debut in 2010 playing which role in Les Misérables?

He had played Gavroche in the same show as a child, and reprised the older role at the 25th anniversary concert at The O2.

Kevin founded a real estate development and construction company with what name?

He is also co-CEO of The Blu Market, an influencer marketing firm, and once created a food app called Yood.

As teenagers on Disney Channel, the brothers drew headlines for wearing what?

Nick later said all the youth at their church had been asked to wear them and he did not fully understand what they meant at the time.

The brothers' father was an ordained minister in which denomination?

Their mother is a former sign language teacher and singer, and homeschooled Nick.

What share of their earnings did the brothers pledge to their Change for the Children Foundation?

The foundation directs money to causes including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and diabetes charities.

What is the title of the memoir the three brothers published in 2020?

It followed a 2008 tour book, Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers.

Before marrying Kevin, Danielle Jonas worked in what profession?

The couple later wrote a children's book, There's a Rock Concert in My Bedroom, inspired by their two daughters.

In 2007 the brothers sang the jingle in TV commercials for which candy?

The ads ran around the time they signed their new label deal, and before their first White House appearance singing the National Anthem.

Which fellow Disney star did Nick date from June 2006 to December 2007?

He later had brief relationships with Selena Gomez, Delta Goodrem and Olivia Culpo before meeting Priyanka Chopra in 2018.

At the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, "Sucker" won in which category?

It was nominated in four categories that night and later picked up a Grammy nod for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Which was the band's first album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200?

It sold 525,402 copies in its first week in August 2008 and remains their biggest seller.

Which instrument is Kevin's primary role in the band?

Unlike his brothers he never planned on music, until he found a guitar instruction book and picked up his father's instrument.

In 2002 a 12-year-old Joe appeared on Broadway in Baz Luhrmann's production of which opera?

All three brothers had stage credits before the band: Nick was on Broadway from age seven.

The 2007 song 'Kids of the Future' from Meet the Robinsons spoofed a hit by which singer?

It reworked Wilde's 1981 hit 'Kids in America'; the same day 'I Wanna Be Like You' appeared on Disneymania 5.

In 2009 the brothers signed which band to the label they started with Hollywood Records?

The announcement came a month before 'Send It On', their Disney's Friends for Change single with Gomez, Cyrus and Lovato.

In which year did the Jonas Brothers receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

They used the January 30 ceremony to announce their sixth studio album, simply titled The Album.

Why was the band's planned 2020 Las Vegas residency at the Park Theater cancelled?

The nine-date April run at Park MGM was announced on January 24, 2020, days before they debuted 'Five More Minutes' at the Grammys.

Which co-star joined the brothers on stage at the opening night of their 2025 anniversary tour?

They sang 'This Is Me' and 'Wouldn't Change a Thing'; a month later Disney announced Camp Rock 3 with all four returning.

Which award did the Jonas Brothers win at the 2008 American Music Awards?

The same season brought their Best New Artist nomination at the 51st Grammys, which went to Adele.

The band's 2012 reunion tour opened on October 11 at which New York venue?

That night they debuted 'Let's Go' along with 'Wedding Bells', 'First Time' and 'Neon' from the album that would never be released.